It's a sandwich not an elephant

"The president makes policy decisions based on what the best policies for the country are, not politics." - White House spokesman, in response to allegations that scientists have been pressured by the administration to change scientific conclusions that don’t support Bush policies.
"We're an empire now, ... we create our own reality." - unnamed "senior advisor" to President Bush.
These quotes recall the joke about the man who tried to take his elephant into the city park, only to stopped by a policeman who told him elephants were not allowed in the park. Unfazed, the man pointed to a slice of bread on the elephant’s forehead and another on its tail, and countered: "This is not an elephant. It’s a sandwich." Read on. It's about being bamboozled by your opponent's language, how the debate is 'framed.'